Solvang California Mission Photos

Solvang Mission or actually, Mission Santa Ines, is located on the backside of the main shopping and dining area of downtown Solvang.

The hilltop location includes a large, paved parking lot and vista of fields below. Like most California missions the architecture includes long, narrow hall ways and buildings appearing somewhat like forts or fortresses--not the ordinary type of architecture you see today. The cornerpiece of Solvang's Mission is the bell structure as you enter.